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Agency  tor  the  Exposed  District  of  Mississippi, 

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j,  v°^^fs'r  DISTRICT — Panola,  Lafayette,  Marshall,  Desota, 

Tunica  and  Coahoma  ;  office  at  Oxford.    Tcf^,t>  f*rt^.  a 

Agent,  y'f<  *^**^*** 

v.nd — Tallahatchie,  Yallabusha,  Sunflower,  Cabboll 
and  Bolivar;  office  at  Grenada. 
Agent,  II.  V.  McCall. 
3rd — Yazoo,  Holmes,  Madison,  Issaquena  and  Washing- 
ton; office  ai  Canton. 

Agent,  C.  W.  Wood   $^,(c,~. 
ini — Hinds  And  Warren  ;  office  at  Jy*!™**  ■-?    ^n^J~^'  ^yy7* 
Agent,  j05  /j(»i.k»  l*~*  ■£  t^  «>  ^w,^»», 
Btb — ClaibOrne,  Jefferson  and  Adams;  office  ai  A***^/' /»•«-> 

Agent,  A/-  •/  •  ^/.  f  *V.j,-       ***"*«^;-« 
(3th — Franklin,  Amite  and  Wilkinson,  and  East  Loi 
isiaNa:  office  si  Wood^ille. 

Agenfc  W.  !!.  Hamilton. 
a,<;^     7th — Laurence,  Pike,  Simpson,  Covington,  Marion  and 
'  ^."jr  Copiah  ;  oilier  al  Bkookhayen. 

^"^  gent,  S,.  Or.  Latting. 

I.  Each  agent  shall  keep  an  office  in  the  District  assigned 
CO  him,  and  at  the  point  named, and  shall  at  all  times  be 
sible  to  persons  having  communications  to  make,  in 
reference  to  Government  Cotton  in  the  District. 
i.  He  shal  1  keep  a  hook,  in  which  vvHl  be  recorded  a  list  of 
cottons  pi  1  in  the  District)  arid  shall  enter  upon 

it,  in  the  proper  place,  all  memoranda  relating  to  the 
condition  or  circumstances  of  the  cotton. 
3.  He  Bhall  rtain  what  lots' or  parts  of  lots 

still  remain  to  the  Government,  and  their  condition,  and 
in  all  rases  of  accident  or  loss  of  the  cottdn  shall  collect 
fiie  evidence  I  to  the  sauiej  actmg  in  this  regard 

under  a  circular  from  this  office  of  the  date  April    Hh 
[864,  which  if  annexed. 


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s  imitate  hv-  toed* the  tarts,  and  take  steps  Col 

the  conviction  at  the  parties  uud  to  prevent   its  occur- 
rence in  future. 
'    5.  He  will  ssceWahi  what  cotton  ?*■  pari 

port  tl»?p.i  pur- 

benever  ordered  to  do  so  by  Que 
6.  He  shall  be  i;  mo  oJ  trai  |  the  cotton  ol  the 

act,  10  .  re  for 

the  purpose,' and  shall  do  i  to  the  deli  v- 

such  cotton,  and  should  <■  ■  ea  be 

hall  be  the  mi 
them  to  i  iper  Quart  atssaries, 

'  «^  with  vviwiiu  b  itrnicatioii. 

t'    Lie  aha 
^.~.  ape)  &1  ten  ■■    i id  shall  feeep   aim    :l     wil    in  reach  at  all 

.  -x        tii  l  as  and  coimnui]  addressed  to 

I      «  '     hhn  by  this  olh 

8.  Failure  to  reportfi  rsi  efcs  will  U 

ground   tin    rem  I  iubsfitufion  of~auo?her 

agent. 
y.  The  ag  each  District   will  be   furnished  witL 

nianii  Agents  of  the  other  Districts,  and  no  pow- 

er whatever  will  In:  delegated ovei  ttons  in  these 

Districts,  except  to  their  respective  agents  or  to  parties 
wEo"  will  he  retjtiii  d  to  report  to and  have  their  papers 
endorsed  by  these  agents. 
'!).  Agents  will  report  to  my  office  all  oners  (ami  the  par- 
ticular^     to  purchase   government  cotton    for    army 
stores  or  for  sterling  exchange. 
11.  Parties  who  have  made  use  of  Governmeiri  cotton  in  an) 
manlier,  will  be  required  to' replace  it  immediately  in  the 
original  position,  and  im  eh  hatige  of  public  for  private 
cotton  is  authorized  to  be  made. 

j.  D.  B.  DivBOW, 
GoiBlfie!  8j  Mi->-.    'I'l-n    15,  1864.  Gen'l  A 


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Columbus,  Miss.,  April  4,  1864 
Siu; 

You  are  requested  to  examine  carefully  into  the  condition  of 
Government  cottons  in  your  County,  a  list  of  which  is  enclosed,  and 
report  to  this  office  tin:  facts. 

Should  the  cotton  bo  found  insecurely  sheltered  or  otherwise 
Degleoted  or  in  bad  condition,  it  is  expected  that  you  will  notify  the 
parties  having  charge  of  it  to  give  the  Bame  immediate  attention,  un- 
der their  contract  to  "take  due  ami  proper  oare  of  the  cotton. 

Should  the  said  parties  after  reasonable  notice,  not  take  the 
necessary  steps  for  the  preservation  of  the  cotton,  you  are  empowered 
to  have  the  matter  attended  to  at  the  expense  of  the  Government, 
and  your  duplicate  vouchers  will  be  paid  by  me.  In  such  cases  the 
parties  will  lie  held  liable  lor  the  cost,  except  under  circumstances  of 
B  very  peculiar  character. 

What  the  Government  expects  is,  that  it*  coton  shall  be  shel- 
tered from  the  wi  at  her  and  from  cattle,  an  1  where  the  bagging  or  rope 
have  been  removed  by  unauthorized  parties  or  depredators,  that  the 
party  in  charge  of  it  shall  replace  the  same?  with   hoards  and   h 
and  where  buildings  are  injured  cause  them  to  be  repaired.  fl 

Agents  are  requested  to  ascertain  and  report  all  the  facts  con- 
nected with  allcdgt.l  1  w„  of  eotion  from  lire  or  any  other  eause,  and 
in  rebaling  will  use  boards  and  hoops". 

In  cases  where  cotton  is  left  upoo  abandoned  estates,  the  agent 
will,  if  no  arrangement  can  be  made  to   place    it   in   charge  of  some 
bb  ir,  eause  the  cotton  to  l>e  removed  to  a  secure  location,  taking 
the  receipt  of  a  responsible  party  who  will  undertake  its  custody. 

.1   I).  B.  DeBOW, 
(Jeo'J  Agent  Produce  Loan. 


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